Veteran actor Datuk Abdul Aziz Sattar, who became a household name after acting in the popular Bujang Lapok films, died at the Kajang Hospital around 2am on Tuesday. -- BH FILE PHOTO: MOHD TAUFIK A KADER

Kuala Lumpur - Veteran actor Datuk Abdul Aziz Sattar, who became a household name after acting in the popular Bujang Lapok films, died at the Kajang Hospital around 2am on Tuesday.

He was 89.

"My father was hospitalised since Sunday after a heart attack," his daughter, Sandakiah, told Malaysia's Berita Harian when asked to confirm about his death.

Aziz was sent to the hospital after complaining of chest pains and collapsed in the home of one his children, reported entertainment website Astro Gempak.